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Saturday, December 28, 2013

New Project - New Year

MAIDA (Dixie Redmond's antique-inspired doll-making group) is hosting a new challenge - this time to re-create an "Alabama Indestructible Baby" doll like the ones made by Ella Smith in Alabama at the beginning of the C20th. This is a lovely little summer holiday project for me - one that I can pick up and put down and work on as I find the time in between the busy stuff of having visitors and family staying during the summer.This is what the originals were like (they varied a lot!)

Here's my interpretation:

I'm looking forward to the dressing of this doll - she will wear a simple dress with some kind of print pinafore over the top and maybe a bonnet.

By the way, if you are interested in making or even just discussing antique-inspired cloth dolls like those originally made by Izannah Walker, Emma Adams, Ella Smith etc, MAIDA is a great group to belong to.......plenty of stimulating discussion and sharing with a wonderful bunch of doll-makers! Click on the link to take a peek.

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The first picture shows the body sketch taken from the finished head, and the pattern drafted from the sketch. Doing it this way helps me t...

Liesl SOLD

One of my historically referenced dolls (SOLD)

Historically-referenced doll SOLD

Ellen (Essie) Carpenter SOLD

Evacuee child of the London Blitz, 1939

MadeIt

Two "Izannahs" SOLD

Click on the picture to go to IW Ning site

Ragged Clown Behind SOLD

Serafina on Etsy SOLD

Now for sale in my Etsy store - click on the image

Check out what I have available in my Etsy store - click on the pic to go straight there.

Running Repairs SOLD

Sometimes you need a little help from a friend

Doll Making Tutorial

I have posted a 'mini-tutorial' of some of my techniques on http://picturetrail.com/susiedollsI am happy to receive any feedback, because I am also working on a doll-making book and feedback is very useful for that endeavour. On the same picturetrail site there are more albums with other work as well

Renaissance Girl

Working drawing for new piece

Revenge of Gaia SOLD

Full View

Sleeping Muse SOLD

Ferro-cement sculpture I made a few years ago. This piece is on permanent display at Peppermint Bay, Woodbridge. I was joint winner of the Inaugural Peppermint Bay Sculpture Prize with this piece.